Clarification: Khashoggi was a "journalist" years ago but for state-run entities that did not allow him to write freely. During this time, he simultaneously worked as an intelligence operative for KSA, before he fell out of favor with the monarchy.

Total delusion here. Stephens becomes unhinged and places himself in a dystopian state in which Moscow is a superpower. Putin's Russia might be an authoritarian state, but it is not close to the powerful force for Communism that was presented by the USSR.

Also, quite odd that he is picking a big fight with Amb. Grenell, who has done so much good work in encouraging our European allies to push back more against Moscow. Stephens should direct his fire at our Euro allies like France and Germany, which continue to cozy up to Putin.

China spends 3-4x more than Russia on annual defense. They are the main threat. Russia is a struggling state with stagnant economy, declining population, poor infrastructure, etc. Hardly an up and coming global rival. China is the big threat into the future.

What many are missing in sharing report POTUS discussed the merits of leaving NATO:
-Turkey, which funds & arms terrorists, is a NATO member. What happens if Turkey invokes Article 5?
-We carry all the weight. Most NATO members have failed to contribute appropriate $ for defense.

Erdogan has considered invoking Article 5 to force action in Syria. Will same firefighting journalists/pundits/politicians demand we go to war for Turkey?

NATO played big role during the Cold War. Russia is not the threat it once was. Qs about NATO's usefulness are very fair.

Some prefer to live in a fantasy world where NATO allies are shouldering burden for collective defense. It's not the world we live in. Too many NATO allies, (Germany, France, etc) cozy up to Iran, Russia, then use NATO as shield to defend screwing us over. We need accountability.

2. Make the @GOP admit they are really traitors or, if not, willing to remove their own party's President. Whether motion passes or fails, the 116th @HouseJudiciary can bring impeachment articles. Make the 115th @GOP go on record as #AQ supporters. Then make them own it in 2020.

3. Trump and his pal @RT_Erdogan are supporting the ISIS AQ Jihadists. Teach the Manbij Jihadist force what being a US enemy means. @CENTCOM must unleash B-1 racks of SDBs for 12 hours of hell. Put Al-Qaeda and ISIS on the run.

I have barely slept.I have been unable to stop thinking about #JamalKhashoggi. I knew him from when we both were columnists for #Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat b4 I was banned.We met just once, I think. But reports yest of his killing came same day as #Kavanaugh & my worlds collided

Trump has emboldened so many dictators,esp Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman.With so much attention been sucked up by US,the killing of Jamal,who wasn’t an esp outspoken critic,is sure to embolden regimes further & signal to dissidents & opponents that their harm will go unnoticed

To think that you could go to your country’s consulate to get paperwork for an upcoming wedding and be killed and dismembered because of your writing is horrific. It’s evil. And to know that the regime responsible for that has a best friend in the most powerful country in earth!

#Netanyahu:"I Deceived the #US to Destroy Oslo Accords"#Israel never wanted peace,they already occupy #Palestine, only maintain the 2-state solution topic alive so they don't have to let Palestinians vote while claiming to be a Democracy.
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